[faucetman]

I have a Russian SKS with iron sights. Accurate enough for an assassination.

The difference between a Chinese SKS and a Russian SKS is like the difference between A real AR15 and a Daisey BB rifle.

They couldn’t tell the difference between an AK47 and an SKS, so don’t be surprised that they can’t tell the difference between a Russian SKS and a Chinese SKS.

The “media” is SOOOOOO ignorant.

[marktwain]

I have had both Russian and Chinese SKS rifles.

The Russian rifles have a much nicer finish, and better wood.

Both rifles function well.

There is probably more difference in accuracy between individual rifles than between Russian and Chinese SKS rifles.

I tend to think of the SKS as the communist version of the Garand. Neither was designed with optics in mind.

The Garand has better sights. The SKS does not have the annoying ejection of a clip. Ballistically, the Garand is superior, but the SKS has much less recoil.

[Chainmail]

A number of years ago, I had a captured Chinese-made SKS in our artillery position and getting ammo for it wasn't the easiest thing - but a grunt platoon stayed with us for a couple days and one of them had a filled AK magazine with green tracers. He gave me those tracers and I had enough now to fill the magazine.

In the early afternoon, a sniper fired an SKS at us from about 300m, and as luck would have it, he fired a green tracer at us - missing us widely.

I chambered a round and fired a green tracer back at him.

There was a pause, then he fired another round and I fired back at him.

After about four shots each, the guy quit because he probably thought his rounds were bouncing right back to him...